Where Does Enoch Fit In?

If Moses and Elijah are the two witnesses spoken of in Revelation 11, then where does Enoch fit in, considering that he and Elijah are the only ones mentioned in the Bible who were taken directly to Heaven without seeing death?

Q. Thank you, Jack, for your response to my question regarding the contention between the archangel Michael and the devil over the body of Moses after his death.

If Moses and Elijah are indeed the two witnesses spoken of in Revelation 11, then where does Enoch fit in, considering that he and Elijah are the only ones mentioned in the Bible who were taken directly to Heaven without seeing death?

A. Enoch plays a unique role in God’s plan. He couldn’t be a more obvious model of the Church if they’d named him that. According to Hebrew tradition Enoch was born on the 6th of Sivan. Centuries later that day was set aside for the celebration of Pentecost, which of course is the day on which the Church was born. Enoch’s name means teaching, which is the primary role of the Church. His life is described as a walk with God in Genesis 5, just as we describe our life, and then one day he suddenly disappeared. God had taken him away, just as He’s promised to take us away. After Enoch was gone the flood came and the world that was perished. After the Church is gone the Great Tribulation will come and the world that is will perish.

By the way, tradition also has it that Enoch disappeared on his birthday. Does that mean the Rapture will happen on Pentecost? Time will tell.